Bugatti has unveiled its most curious special edition Veyron yet. The ‘L’Or Blanc’ looks a lot funkier than your usual two-tone hypercar thanks to those hypnotic white swirls, and they aren’t mere paint; you’re looking at the first production car to use porcelain as part of its exterior and interior styling.
 
‘It seems an unusual idea to use porcelain in a car, especially in the world’s fastest convertible’ acknowledges Bugatti’s sales and marketing boss, Dr Stefan Brungs. He’s not wrong. ‘But this is what Bugatti stands for: the realisation of exceptional ideas whilst striving for the utmost in quality and aesthetics’. Etorre Bugatti used to enjoy dabbling with new materials too, though whether he ever took inspiration from his dinner plate or bathroom tiles is unknown.
 
With a 1000bhp 8-litre W16 firing the Grand Sport to 253mph, the L’Or Blanc is one of the fastest supercars on sale. But you’ll have to be just as quick if you want to own one – it’s a one-of-a-kind creation, costing 1.65million euros, or close to £1.5million. But fear not, as Bugatti’s partnership with Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin is set to continue beyond this Veyron.

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